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    Re: Eastman 33a Missing 5x7 Back

    Quote Originally Posted by Randy View Post
    I also have a 33a - I would say it is worthwhile making a back if the bellows is in good condition. It shouldn't be to difficult, and then you would have a 5X7 camera that is not any heavier than a 4X5 Speed Graphic.
    Could you possibly provide a few images of your 33a back with a couple referenced dimensions

    Thanks Randy

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    Re: Eastman 33a Missing 5x7 Back

    Mick, hope this helps.

    The wooden ground-glass frame (the part you lift to insert the film holder) outer dimensions are 212mm X 150mm X 10mm thick.
    The groung-glass is 178mm X 127mm and sits in a rebate that is 4.5mm deep.


    The wood baffle, the part that sits down inside the camera back, is 189mm square and is 5mm deep.
    The outer dimensions of the wood film back (the part that the round metal pins are in each corner) is 203mm square and 6mm thick.


    The round pins extend about 3.5mm and are 2mm in diameter.
    The combined thickness, from the outside of the ground-glass frame to the inside baffle that sits inside the camera back is 22mm.


    The metal strip (that the film holder butts against when inserted in the film back) is 162mm X 10mm
    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/bigger4b.jpg

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    Re: Eastman 33a Missing 5x7 Back

    The back on my 5x7 Burke & James flatbed is 213mm square with a 200mm baffle about 3.4mm thick. It can be padded out with hobby shop felt. The locating pins are spaced about 183mm. This back is not the original B&J grey, but appears to have been adapted from another camera. However, it has worked well for several decades.

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    Re: Eastman 33a Missing 5x7 Back

    My guess - just about any wooden (and possibly metal) 5X7 back could be modified to fit your 33a. That would probably be a lot easier than to build one from scratch. There is a B&J back on ebay now for $38+.
    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/bigger4b.jpg

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    Re: Eastman 33a Missing 5x7 Back

    I'mma go look in my 'junk pile..I may just have a 33a back

    I had a parts 33 or 33a (I forget..or didn't know the difference) that I parted out and might still have the back

    I do have a bunch of 5x7 backs anyway even if I don't have the proper one, that might be adaptable

    keep bugging me..they are in a box in my storage and probably buried..so it could take a bit

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    Re: Eastman 33a Missing 5x7 Back

    Wouldn't it be better to take the dimensions directly from your camera, rather than someone else's back?

    to add: those dimensions are better gotten from measuring your own camera as individual cameras often vary.
    Last edited by Jon Shiu; 21-Jun-2018 at 14:14.
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    Re: Eastman 33a Missing 5x7 Back

    Quote Originally Posted by Jon Shiu View Post
    Wouldn't it be better to take the dimensions directly from your camera, rather than someone else's back?
    Jon, I think he was just needing a reference (assuming that all 33a's are the same dimensions) in case he decided to construct one himself...I think.
    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/52893762/bigger4b.jpg

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    Re: Eastman 33a Missing 5x7 Back

    Quote Originally Posted by Randy View Post
    Mick, hope this helps.

    The wooden ground-glass frame (the part you lift to insert the film holder) outer dimensions are 212mm X 150mm X 10mm thick.
    The groung-glass is 178mm X 127mm and sits in a rebate that is 4.5mm deep.


    The wood baffle, the part that sits down inside the camera back, is 189mm square and is 5mm deep.
    The outer dimensions of the wood film back (the part that the round metal pins are in each corner) is 203mm square and 6mm thick.


    The round pins extend about 3.5mm and are 2mm in diameter.
    The combined thickness, from the outside of the ground-glass frame to the inside baffle that sits inside the camera back is 22mm.


    The metal strip (that the film holder butts against when inserted in the film back) is 162mm X 10mm
    Randy thanks very much for the 33a back images. It does look like I could mod a B&J 5x7 back to fit.

    M

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